Fwd: [community] Invitation to submit proposal for Open Source Software

> De : [hidden email]
> Date : 14 septembre 2006 14:27:45 HAEC
> À : [hidden email]
> Objet : [community] Invitation to submit proposal for Open Source  
> Software
>
> Dear ObjectWeb Community
>
> As you know, the Open Source Software (OSS) phenomenon is gaining  
> momentum and is increasingly viewed as an alternative to  
> traditional software development. Indeed, OSS projects have  
> generated some of the most sophisticated development in computer  
> technology (Such as Apache, Linux and PHP) and have become present  
> in large technology firms such as IBM and Sun that have become  
> major supporters of this phenomenon.
>
> In such context, decision makers at different levels and in a  
> variety of fields, including professionals, researchers and  
> teachers need access to the most current information about the  
> concepts, issues, trends and technologies of this emerging phenomenon.
>
> To meet this need, currently we are in the process of editing a  
> book entitled “Successful OSS Project Design and Implementation:  
> Requirements, Tools, Social Designs, Reward Structures and  
> Coordination Methods” that will provide comprehensive coverage and  
> definitions of the most important issues, concepts, trends and  
> technologies in OSS. This important new publication will be  
> distributed worldwide among academic and professional institutions  
> and will be instrumental in providing professionals, researchers,  
> scholars, and students with access to the latest knowledge related  
> to OSS.
>
> To ensure that this publication has the most current and relevant  
> coverage of all topics related to OSS, we are asking both  
> professionals involved in these projects and scholars, well-known  
> for their particular area of research, to contribute short articles  
> of 3,500-5,000 words on any of the following topics:
> OSS trends and foundations, OSS development, OSS Selection, OSS  
> cases and applications.
>
> We would like to invite you to consider submitting on any of the  
> above topics for this upcoming book by submitting a proposal (two  
> single-spaced pages) description of your proposed topic to me or to  
> one of the book editors no later than October 31, 2006.  You will  
> then have until February 15, 2007 to prepare your full submission  
> (3,500-5,000 words in length). Further details concerning the call  
> for chapter proposals and the book details can be found at <http://
> www.supdeco-montpellier.com/Formulaires/OSS/>
>  All submitted articles will undergo a blind, peer-review process  
> upon its receipt.
>
> Please forward your proposal to Belbaly Nassim at n.belbaly @ supco-
> montpellier.fr, or one of other editors Benbya Hind at: h.benbya @  
> supco-montpellier.fr and Régis Messonnier rmeissonier @ supco-
> montpellier.fr
>  the book editors, at no later than October 31, 2006. You will be  
> notified about the status of your proposed topics by November 15,  
> 2006. This book is tentatively scheduled for publishing by Gower  
> Publishing Limited, www.gowerpub.com in Winter 2007.
>
> If you have any questions or concerns, or if I can be of any  
> assistance, please let me know. I look forward to hearing from you  
> soon.
>
>
> Kind Regards.
>
> Nassim Aissa Belbaly
> Associate Professor of Information systems
> GSCM-Montpellier  Sup de Co Group
> Tel :+33(4) 67 10 25 16
> Fax:+ 33(4) 67 45 13 56
> e-mail : n.belbaly @ supco-montpellier.fr
>

>From: Noury Bouraqadi <[hidden email]>
>Reply-To: The general-purpose Squeak developers
>list<[hidden email]>
>To: Squeak-dev developers list general-purpose
>Squeak<[hidden email]>
>Subject: Fwd: [community] Invitation to submit proposal for Open
>SourceSoftware
>Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:28:49 +0200
>
>Hi,
>
>It would be interesting to present Squeak and discuss its evolution  
>process.
>Remember ESUG gives 100Euro for each published article about  Smalltalk :-)
>See http://www.esug.org/promotionactions/articlepromotion/
>
>Noury
>Début du message réexpédié :
>
>>De : [hidden email]
>>Date : 14 septembre 2006 14:27:45 HAEC
>>À : [hidden email]
>>Objet : [community] Invitation to submit proposal for Open Source  
>>Software
>>
>>Dear ObjectWeb Community
>>
>>As you know, the Open Source Software (OSS) phenomenon is gaining  
>>momentum and is increasingly viewed as an alternative to  traditional
>>software development. Indeed, OSS projects have  generated some of the
>>most sophisticated development in computer  technology (Such as Apache,
>>Linux and PHP) and have become present  in large technology firms such as
>>IBM and Sun that have become  major supporters of this phenomenon.
>>
>>In such context, decision makers at different levels and in a  variety of
>>fields, including professionals, researchers and  teachers need access to
>>the most current information about the  concepts, issues, trends and
>>technologies of this emerging phenomenon.
>>
>>To meet this need, currently we are in the process of editing a  book
>>entitled “Successful OSS Project Design and Implementation:  Requirements,
>>Tools, Social Designs, Reward Structures and  Coordination Methods” that
>>will provide comprehensive coverage and  definitions of the most important
>>issues, concepts, trends and  technologies in OSS. This important new
>>publication will be  distributed worldwide among academic and professional
>>institutions  and will be instrumental in providing professionals,
>>researchers,  scholars, and students with access to the latest knowledge
>>related  to OSS.
>>
>>To ensure that this publication has the most current and relevant  
>>coverage of all topics related to OSS, we are asking both  professionals
>>involved in these projects and scholars, well-known  for their particular
>>area of research, to contribute short articles  of 3,500-5,000 words on
>>any of the following topics:
>>OSS trends and foundations, OSS development, OSS Selection, OSS  cases and
>>applications.
>>
>>We would like to invite you to consider submitting on any of the  above
>>topics for this upcoming book by submitting a proposal (two  single-spaced
>>pages) description of your proposed topic to me or to  one of the book
>>editors no later than October 31, 2006.  You will  then have until
>>February 15, 2007 to prepare your full submission  (3,500-5,000 words in
>>length). Further details concerning the call  for chapter proposals and
>>the book details can be found at <http://
>>www.supdeco-montpellier.com/Formulaires/OSS/>
>>  All submitted articles will undergo a blind, peer-review process  upon
>>its receipt.
>>
>>Please forward your proposal to Belbaly Nassim at n.belbaly @ supco-
>>montpellier.fr, or one of other editors Benbya Hind at: h.benbya @  
>>supco-montpellier.fr and Régis Messonnier rmeissonier @ supco-
>>montpellier.fr
>>  the book editors, at no later than October 31, 2006. You will be  
>>notified about the status of your proposed topics by November 15,  2006.
>>This book is tentatively scheduled for publishing by Gower  Publishing
>>Limited, www.gowerpub.com in Winter 2007.
>>
>>If you have any questions or concerns, or if I can be of any  assistance,
>>please let me know. I look forward to hearing from you  soon.
>>
>>
>>Kind Regards.
>>
>>Nassim Aissa Belbaly
>>Associate Professor of Information systems
>>GSCM-Montpellier  Sup de Co Group
>>Tel :+33(4) 67 10 25 16
>>Fax:+ 33(4) 67 45 13 56
>>e-mail : n.belbaly @ supco-montpellier.fr
>>
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